Reviewing Seattle Area Hospitals

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1			Seattle Area Hospital Statistics and Labor Preferene Chart
2	Hospital		Location:	2022 Statistics (released summer 2024… because that's how State Data Collection works)																			Random
3	Hospital		Location:	Total NTSV Births	NTSV Cesarean Rate	Total TSV Births	TSV Cesarean Rate	Overall VBAC Rate	VBAC Notes	OB/GYN Teams	CNM teams	How are the nurses?	What is lactation support like?	What about the Labor Rooms?	Equipment available:	Tub/Waterbirth?	Epidural Notes	Nitrous Oxide for labor?	NICU Level	NICU Style	Other pros	Other Cons	Parking	Donor Milk Bank?	Bed for partner?	Wireless monitoring

4	Statewide Avg			x	26.50%	x	16.40.%	28.6%
5	Eastside	Evergreen Health	Kirkland	1773	34.6% (worst)	3289	24.40%	19.30%	Not VBAC-friendly, unless you are with the CNMs who have a 67% VBAC rate	Multiple groups	Evergreen Midwifery	Average, lots of travel nurses who don't know the floor. Some rock stars and some mildly unpleasant	"Baby Friendly"	Labor rooms are medium-sized, postpartum rooms are on another floor	Regular & Peanut balls, Squat Bar, Birth Stool, Cubs,	Tubs suck, rent one if you want to use hydrotherapy	Average	Nope	Level 3	Private Rooms	Postpartum Care Center: all patients are seen at 5 days postpartum for lactation and recovery follow up	"New" rooms are not better. The tubs are still shallow and the baby-care/resucuitation bed is attached to the wall out of sight from parents. Also? Glass doors so anyone in the hallway can see into your room. Weird.	Free	Yes	COLD. It's a bay window… bring a sleeping bag.	True wireless
6		Overlake	Bellevue	1585	31.00%	2669	22.30%	18.8% (Worst)	Not considered VBAC-friendly unless you are with the CNM team… otherwise, go literally anywhere else.	Multiple groups	Kaiser Midwifery	Average, some rock stars and some mildly unpleasant	Supporive of breastfeeding, have IBCLCs on staff	Labor rooms on the same floor as postpartum	Regular and Peanut balls, Squat Bar	Tubs are in the labor room & deep enough for labor	Average	Yes	Level 3	Private Rooms	Large Labor rooms with tubs, "Mother Baby Center": all patients are seen at 5 days postpartum for lactation and recovery follow up	Doulas inconsistently allowed in OR for cesarean sections	Paid Garage	Yes	Pop out twin bed/couch or bench	True wireless
7		Swedish Issaquah	Issaquah	692	31.80%	1360	19.30%	24.50%	Better with the CNMs than the OBs	Multiple groups	Swedish Midwifery	The BEST. Most have taken Spinning Babies Trainings	Supporive of breastfeeding, have IBCLCs on staff	Labor rooms on the same floor as postpartum	Regular and Peanut balls, Squat Bar	Tubs are in the labor room & deep enough for labor	Average	Yes	Level 2	Open Bay - parent sleep rooms (away from NICU) can be reserved	REALLY pretty rooms	Doula randomly allowed in OR for cesarean sections	Free	Yes	Pop out twin bed/couch or bench	True wireless
8		UW Valley	Renton	470	22.60%	1026	14.50%	46.8% (BEST)	Yep: #1 place to go. CNMs also do VBAC	Multiple groups	Yes- Stellar	The BEST. Most have taken Spinning Babies Trainings	"Baby Friendly"	Labor rooms on the same floor as postpartum	Regular & Peanut balls, Squat Bar, Birth Stool, Cubs,	Tubs are in the labor room & deep enough for labor	Average	Yes	Level 3	Private Rooms	Their midwifery team rocks and their VBAC rates are rocketing up!!		Paid Lots	Yes	Pop out twin bed/couch or bench	Battery-Pack Attached to wired monitors so you can move.
9	Seattle	UW Montlake	University District	402	33.80%	1200	26.70%	33.20%	Yes-ish, better with the CNMs. Be aware that the residents manage the labor for OB patients.	OB Residents manage all OB deliveries	Montlake Midwives	The BEST. Most have taken Spinning Babies Trainings	Supporive of breastfeeding, have IBCLCs on staff	Labor rooms are one floor below postpartum rooms	Regular and Peanut balls, Squat Bar	Tubs are in the labor room & deep enough for labor	Administered by Anesthesia Residents, difficult to demand an attending	Yes	Level 4	Private Rooms		Residents and med students are part of all care teams. This is a teaching hospital so they expect patients to expect students and get twitchy when you try to refuse. No doula in OR for cesarean sections	Paid Garage	Yes	Pop out twin bed/couch or bench	Battery-Pack Attached to wired monitors so you can move.
10		UW Northwest	Northgate	475	24.30%	1002	16.60%	36.00%	Yep: #1 place to go. CNMs also do VBAC	Meridian Women's Health	UW Midwives	The BEST. Most have taken Spinning Babies Trainings	Supporive of breastfeeding, have IBCLCs on staff	Labor rooms on the same floor as postpartum	Regular & Peanut balls, Squat Bar, Birth Stool, Cubs,	Tubs are in the labor room & deep enough for labor	Average	Yes	Level 2	Private Rooms	REALLY good new rooms, postpartum rooms also new and fabulous. Doulas always allowed in OR.	Not really a high risk hospital. They can do mild high risk like twins and complications of pregnancy like preeclampsia or gestational diabetes. Type1 diabetics, preemies under 32 weeks and high order multiples are sent to UW Montlake.	Paid Lots	Yes	Pop out twin bed/couch or bench	True wireless
11		Swedish First Hill	Capitol Hill	2611	30.60%	4804	21.40%	24.50%	Better with the CNMs than the OBs	Multiple groups	2 Teams	There are a lot of travel nurses so there is inconsistency	Supporive of breastfeeding, have IBCLCs on staff	Labor rooms on the same floor as postpartum	Regular and Peanut balls, Squat Bar, cubs	Tubs are in the labor room & deep enough for labor	FAST response when requested	Yes	Level 4	Open Bay - parent sleep rooms (away from NICU) can be reserved	Lytle Center is easily accessible for lactation support postpartum, doulas on staff	Way. Too. Busy. It's a baby factory with a lot of traveling nurses who aren't familiar with Seattle's birth culture. You will either have a glorious birth or a garbage one and it's all down to the dice roll of what nurse you get.	Paid Garage	Yes	Pop out twin bed/couch or bench	True wireless
12	North End	Swedish Edmonds	Edmonds	491	30.80%	957	18.90%	26.10%	Improving slowly…	Multiple groups	None	Average, some rock stars and some mildly unpleasant	Supporive of breastfeeding, have IBCLCs on staff	Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum rooms - you stay in the same room	Regular and Peanut balls, Squat Bar	Tubs are in the labor room & deep enough for labor	Average	Yes	Level 2	Open Bay - parent sleep rooms (away from NICU) can be reserved		Higher than average cesarean rate AND lack of midwives is shown in the ego of the OB/GYNs	Free	Yes	Pop out twin bed/couch or bench	Battery-Pack Attached to wired monitors so you can move.
13	North End	Providence Everett	Everett	1377	25.00%	3029	15.50%	30.40%	Better with the CNMs than the OBs	Multiple groups	Yes- Stellar	Stellar	Supporive of breastfeeding, have IBCLCs on staff	Labor rooms are one floor above postpartum rooms	Regular and Peanut balls, Squat Bar	Tubs suck, rent one if you want to use hudrotherapy	Average	Yes	Level 3	Private Rooms		Limited support while patient is in triage- only one person. So you have to pick between partner or doula while you're stuck in a tiny curtain area in labor. Booooo.	Free - Valet is $5	Yes	Pop out twin bed/couch or bench	Battery-Pack Attached to wired monitors so you can move.
14	South End	St. Joseph Tacoma	Tacoma	1407	28.60%	2934	17.60%	28.20%	Best in the area	Multiple groups	Midwives have a separate facility!	Stellar	Supporive of breastfeeding, have IBCLCs on staff	Labor rooms on the same floor as postpartum	Regular & Peanut balls, Squat Bar, Birth Stool, Cubs,	Water birth allowed	Average	Yes	Level 3	Private Rooms			Paid Garage	Yes	Roll away cot	Battery-Pack Attached to wired monitors so you can move.
15		Virginia Mason: St. Anne's	Burien	307	18.2% (BEST)	727	11.70%	37.20%	Definitely a solid choice as many of the downtown Virginia Mason providers moved here...		Yes	Stellar	Supporive of breastfeeding, have IBCLCs on staff	Labor Delivery Recovery Postpartum rooms - you stay in the same room	Regular and Peanut balls, Squat Bar	Tubs are in the labor room & deep enough for labor	Average	Yes	Level 2	unknown				Yes	Pop out twin bed/couch or bench	Battery-Pack Attached to wired monitors so you can move.
16		Tacoma General	Tacoma	912	27.60%	1930	17.50%	24.90%	Not considered VBAC-friendly	Multiple groups	Yes	Average, some rock stars and some mildly unpleasant	Supporive of breastfeeding, have IBCLCs on staff	Labor rooms on the same floor as postpartum	Regular and Peanut balls, Squat Bar	Tubs are in the labor room & deep enough for labor	Average	Nope	Level 4	Private Rooms			Paid Garage	Yes	Pop out twin bed/couch or bench	Battery-Pack Attached to wired monitors so you can move.
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